2,952 baptisms and 1,735 burials at Aycliffe St. Andrew in Darlington district, covering 1813-1877, from the Bishop’s Transcript with some checking against the original register.

Abodes mentioned include Alderson’s Hind House, Aycliffe, Aycliffe High House (and Moor, Moor House, and Vicarage), Barnard Castle, Berry Edge (Lanchester), Bishop Auckland, Blithman Pasture, Bradbury Mill, Brafferton, Brafferton High House and Mill, Burn House, Butterick, Clarence Cottages, Coatham Mundeville and Mill, Codling, Coldsides, Coundon, Crook, Danby Hill, Darlington, Dean Head, Durham, East Ketton, Escomb, Ferry Hill, Finkle or Finchale Cottages, Greatham, Grindon (Preston-le-Skerne), Harrowgate (Darlington), Haughton-le-Skerne, Haverton Hill, Heighington, Heworth (Preston-le-Skerne), High and Low Cope Law, Hill House, Horndale, Houghton le Side, Howdon, Howe Hill, Ketton, Ketton Hall and Lodge, Lea or Lee Hall, Little Ketton, Lovesome Hill, Low Cope Law, Low Field, Middlesbrough, Middridge, Moor Cottages, New House, New Shildon, Newtown or Newtown Ketton, North Aycliffe, Nunstainton, Ox Close (Preston), Preston-le-Skerne, Rickland or Ricknall or Ricknald Mill and Grange, Rye Close, Sadberge, Shildon, Sim-pasture or Simpasture, Sockburn, St. John’s Darlington, Stainton-le-Street, Stockton-on-Tees, Traveller’s Rest, Whinfield, Whitworth, Wood Farm, Woodham, and Woodham Burn.

Baptism samples:

  • 1 Jan 1813 Anthony Craggs, of Aycliffe, son of William (carpenter) & Elizabeth Craggs
  • 2 May 1823 Jane [Brecken/Robinson], of Aycliffe, daughter of Thomas Brecken (shopkeeper) & Mary Robinson (single woman)
  • 10 Jul 1836 Elizabeth Boddy, of Ricknald, daughter of John (blacksmith) & Margaret Boddy
  • 3 Apr 1847 Mary Ward, of How Hill, Preston le Skerne, daughter of Samuel (hind) & Mary Ward
  • 6 Jul 1856 Harriet Rigglesworth [Wrigglesworth], of Brafferton, daughter of James (platelayer) & Ann Rigglesworth [Wrigglesworth]
  • 23 Aug 1868 Joseph Hall Pallister, of Crook, son of Charles (blacksmith) & Hannah Pallister
  • 7 Nov 1877 Elizabeth Alice Scott, of Heworth [Preston le Skerne], daughter of Robert (shepherd) & Elizabeth Scott

Burial samples:

  • 12 Jan 1816 Alice Atkinson, of Brafferton, age: 97
  • 11 Sep 1820 Ann Simpson, of Aycliffe, age: 101
  • 28 Apr 1829 Jonathan Peacock, of Aycliffe, age: 52, died in prison at Durham
  • 27 Oct 1835 Frances Hardinge, of Ketton House, age: 74
  • 9 Aug 1847 Bridget Dearden, age: unknown, tramper -no settled abode
  • 20 Mar 1869 George Robinson, of Aycliffe, age: 68, parish clerk for 50 years
  • 23 Dec 1877 Ralph Hogg Croft, of Aycliffe, age: 74

Since we were in the register, we added the 525 witnesses to our 216 existing marriages at Aycliffe and made a few minor corrections.  A sample:

  • 9 Jun 1814 Joseph Henry Bates, of Bakewell married Margaret Boazman, of this parish, by licence
    Witnesses: Mary Boazman, Robert Ward
  • 15 Dec 1827 Barnet Jefferson, of this parish married Christiana Jackson, of Kirklevington, Yorkshire, by banns
    Witnesses: George Harling, Margaret Jackson